Corset suspenders



Seht. 30 1924,

l EQ A. MORGAN CORSET SUSPENDERS Filed Jan. 17 1923 Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES EDITH A. MORGAN, or CHESTER, ENG-LAND.

CORSET SUSPENDERS.

Application led January 17, 1923. Serial No. 613,265.-

;7'0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, llnirrr AMY MORGAN, a subject of the King ot Great Britain, residing at Che-ster, in the county of' Chester' and Kingdom of England, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Corset Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in Suspenders adapted to be worn with corsets such Asuspenders being oi the type comprising a garter or band fastened around lthe wearer'is limb below the knee and oonnected by adjustable suspending straps to the lower edges oi? the corset. The particular purpose of the device is to keep the corset well down at the back and sides and prevent it from working up during wear and to also prevent the. circulation'in the wearers limb being impeded by a tightiitting garter.

A special 'feature of my suspender is the absence therein of tight-fitting garters which are a constant source of discomfort. The invention is based on a dii'lerent principle from these devices and consists ot providing a comparatively loose knee-band which, in use, is pulled up at the back away from the wearers limb, thus tensioningthe knee-band against the limb below the bulge ot the knee-cap which prevents the band working up above the knee. The knee-band acts not only to keep the stocking up, but keeps the corset well down and prevents it from working up during wear. More speciiically, this result is obtained by providing a compara-tively loose knee-band to the rear portion ot which a suspending strap or straps are connected while the upper ends of the strap or straps are attached to the lower edges of the corset at the back and sides. This results when the device is in use, in the loose-fitting knee-band being pulled up at the back by the suspending strap or straps and this causes the band to be tightened under the bulge of the kneecap which prevents the band working up above the knee.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which y Figure l is a perspective view of my improved corset suspender.

Figure 2 shows the suspender in use.

Figure 3 detail of a modiiication.

My suspender comprises two or three straps A oi elastic or non-elastic webbing or other suitable material which when the device is in use, are situated at the back and side o' the leg, as shown in Fig. 2. These straps are attached to the lower edge ot' the rear half of the corset B- or other body encircling garment, or to tabs thereon, lin any suit-able way, for instance, by means of stitching as at C,` or by any suitable clip or fastening' device such as D. iat their lower end these straps are looped as at ll and connected to an adjustable clip or buckle F of any known kind for enabling the length ot the strap to be regulated to suit the wearer. l

The band G which encircles the leg just below the knee, can be made ot' elastic or nonelastic webbing, or other suitable material, :tor example, of fancy ribbon, and at its ends is lit-ted with a buckle H or a clasp fastener, of any suitable size and kind. l is an ordinary buckle or clip for regulating the length of the band to suit the requirements of the wearer. When the knee-band G' is of non-elastic material, it is preferably lined with a lining M of a material that will give a better rip, such as velvet or suede. The band instead of being all of one material, might be itted with leather end pieces or straps. The band G is Jfastened at the front just below the knee by means of the buckle or clasp.

The band G is preferably connected to the lower looped ends of the suspension straps A by means oi a loop of round elastic or non-elastic cord, tape, or other suitable material .l which is passed through the loops E on the straps A, and attached at its ends to the knee-band in any suitable and desired way, such as by stitching at l through the loops L.

The mode of use ot my improved corset suspender is evident from Fig. Q.

In an alternate arrangement (shown in Fig. 3) at or about mid-length the knee band may be provided with two or three separate loops or divisions N, according to the number et suspension straps. These loops or divisions may be made from the material of the strap itself or be attached to the band Gr. For instance, the band may7 be made in two layers of material, the loop portions or divisions being formed bv transverse stitching O. Through each oli'v these knee-band loops or divisions 'the looped end E of suspension strap A is f2 il llO passed. Thefront layer of the divided band `may be threaded through one of the loops,

and the back layer through another suspension strap loop alternately according to number used. By using separate divisions or loops on the knee-band the suspension straps A are prevented from overlapping or over-riding each other at their lower end.

The band is fastened on to the leg with suliicient looseness to prevent the circulation being impeded and the bend of the knee keeps the band in position. My attachment causes no drag on the stocking. The device is very simple to adjust, and an important advantage is that no readjustment in its length is necessary no matter what the lenOth of the stocking may be and it has onli7 the. one fastening. It has the distinct advantage when in use of keeping the corset Well down.

The device may be made land sold as part and parcel oit the corset, or may be sold separately and attached to any (.orset or any body encircling garment.

I declare that what I claim is 1. In combination, a body encircling garment; a loose-fitting knee-band; and suspending straps connected at their upper ends to the rear halt of the body garment :nul at their lower ends to only the rear por-- tion of the knee-band, so as to cause the, knee-band, when in use, to be pulled up at the back away `from the \\'earei"s limb and tighten the front ot the kueeband against the limb below the knee-cap.

2. In combination, a body encircling garment; a loose-fitting knee-band having only its rear portion provided with a plurality of loops; and a plurality of snspending straps connected at their upper ends to the bark and sides of the body gar'l ment and provided at their lower ends with loops engaging with and freely movable in said knee-band loops, whereby to muse the knee-band, when in use. to be pulled up :it the back away from the wearers linib :1nd tighten the front of the knee-baud against the limb below the knee-cap.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name this 30th day of December 1922, in the presence ol two subscribing!l wit nesses.

Witnesses G. C. DYMoNm Jo HN MCLACHLAN. 

